Sex - Some sports are still considered male sports and so it is sometimes harder for women to get involved in these sports (e.g. Rugby and football)

Zachary B.

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What is promoting involvement in physical activity?

Rk S.

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Promoting involvment in physical activity: positive and negative influential factors - gender
Gender
Girls are still seen to be playing sports that are 'girls only' and boys are playing traditional 'male' sports. Hopefully this is changing. There are still more boys than girls involved in regular physical activity. In 1990 there were three times as many boys as girls in sport. This is now changing. Females now have the same dollars in terms of grants and scholarships (e.g. AIS scholarships).
Traditionally, for women in sport there has been:
less funding
fewer sporting scholarships
lower prize money
fewer sports offered
fewer coaching and administration roles
stereotyping that restricted women to certain sports
less parental encouragement
less media attention
lack of role models
fewer facilities available

Girls are still seen to be playing sports that are 'girls only' and boys
are playing traditional 'male' sports. Hopefully this is changing. There
are still more boys than girls involved in regular physical activity. In
1990 there were three times as many boys as girls in sport. This is now
changing. Females now have the same dollars in terms of grants and
scholarships (e.g. AIS scholarships).

Traditionally, for women in sport there has been:

* less funding

* fewer sporting scholarships

* lower prize money

* fewer sports offered

* fewer coaching and administration roles

* stereotyping that restricted women to certain sports

* less parental encouragement

* less media attention

* lack of role models

* fewer facilities available

Today many of the above have, to some extent, been reversed. With regard
to the media, there is still only 2.5 percent of all sport print media
dedicated to women's sport.